Alton Brown's Tip For Flattening Burger Meat And Maintaining Structure
BY KAREN HART
Sometimes you don't need fancy kitchen tools to accomplish a task. Chef Alton Brown revealed that if you need to flatten meat, you can always use a cold bottle of wine.
This method will keep the meat nice and chill so it holds its form and doesn't become a mushy mess. It will also achieve an even thickness, ensuring your sliders cook uniformly.
For a firmer sheet of rolled-out meat, Brown recommends rolling out the meat onto a sheet pan and placing a piece of plastic wrap over the meat to keep the bottle clean.